The Ruling on Giving Zakah to Poor Relatives
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The questioner:
The charity is for him and his sons.
The Shaykh:
If he is able to provide for them, he is obligated to provide for them. Providing for them is a form of charity. He is obligated to provide for his parents if they are in need and he is capable, just as he provides for his children and his wife. Yes.
The questioner:
Does he give them from the zakah in this case?
The Shaykh:
If he is able to provide for them, he should provide for them from his own wealth; that is the safest course to avoid scholarly disagreement. He should give the zakah to others if he is in that situation; that is the safest, because some scholars hold that he is obligated to provide for them if they are in need and he is well-off.
The questioner:
When?
The Shaykh:
The correct view is that charity suffices for them, my brothers. Zakah suffices for them. But if he is uncertain and wants to avoid the disagreement, and gives them from his own wealth, that is safer and better. This is because some scholars hold that he is obligated to do so, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Baqarah 2:233] "He is responsible for their maintenance." This applies if he inherits from them. However, if they are blocked from inheritance, if they are blocked by the parents, he is not obligated to provide for them. But if he gives them from his own wealth, from his lawful earnings, that is purer and better. He should give the zakah to others.
The questioner:
But if he gives them the zakah money, this will benefit him.
The Shaykh:
And in his house.
The questioner:
He wants to get rid of their maintenance because he is in a crisis.
The Shaykh:
Are they residing in a village, or does he give them zakah? If they are in a village and he is in his house, and they eat from what they need, and he does not need to give them zakah, then the zakah is for those who are outside his house. They need the zakah and they are outside his house. If he gives them from his own wealth, that is more cautious. And if he gives them from the zakah, there is no harm if they are poor. Yes.
The questioner:
The dependents, and the dependents are also poor.
The Shaykh:
If he is blocked from inheritance, the doubt increases. He gives them zakah and there is no water.
The questioner:
And who chooses the content?
The Shaykh:
If he is blocked from inheriting from them. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah welcome you.
The Shaykh:
And they are poor. Yes.
The questioner:
Yes, what Allah willed. Whoever gives charity to receive the angel's prayer; there is no day on which two angels of good do not descend, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh:
Mm.
The questioner:
There is no direct contact. There is no direct contact. The saying of the Lord, instead of it being specific to charity, is it general for everything?
The charity is for him and his sons.
The Shaykh:
If he is able to provide for them, he is obligated to provide for them. Providing for them is a form of charity. He is obligated to provide for his parents if they are in need and he is capable, just as he provides for his children and his wife. Yes.
The questioner:
Does he give them from the zakah in this case?
The Shaykh:
If he is able to provide for them, he should provide for them from his own wealth; that is the safest course to avoid scholarly disagreement. He should give the zakah to others if he is in that situation; that is the safest, because some scholars hold that he is obligated to provide for them if they are in need and he is well-off.
The questioner:
When?
The Shaykh:
The correct view is that charity suffices for them, my brothers. Zakah suffices for them. But if he is uncertain and wants to avoid the disagreement, and gives them from his own wealth, that is safer and better. This is because some scholars hold that he is obligated to do so, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And upon the [father's] heir is [a duty] like that [of the father].
وَعَلَى الْوَارِثِ مِثْلُ ذَٰلِكَThe questioner:
But if he gives them the zakah money, this will benefit him.
The Shaykh:
And in his house.
The questioner:
He wants to get rid of their maintenance because he is in a crisis.
The Shaykh:
Are they residing in a village, or does he give them zakah? If they are in a village and he is in his house, and they eat from what they need, and he does not need to give them zakah, then the zakah is for those who are outside his house. They need the zakah and they are outside his house. If he gives them from his own wealth, that is more cautious. And if he gives them from the zakah, there is no harm if they are poor. Yes.
The questioner:
The dependents, and the dependents are also poor.
The Shaykh:
If he is blocked from inheritance, the doubt increases. He gives them zakah and there is no water.
The questioner:
And who chooses the content?
The Shaykh:
If he is blocked from inheriting from them. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah welcome you.
The Shaykh:
And they are poor. Yes.
The questioner:
Yes, what Allah willed. Whoever gives charity to receive the angel's prayer; there is no day on which two angels of good do not descend, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh:
Mm.
The questioner:
There is no direct contact. There is no direct contact. The saying of the Lord, instead of it being specific to charity, is it general for everything?
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، تتمة باب صدقة التطوع — islamhouse.com
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